Salt Lake Tribune photos of the month for April 2018

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ryder Motuli, 6, who is on the autism spectrum, connects with the colors and the tactile feeling of movable marbles on a light panel in the sensory room at Discovery Gateway. The children's museum has been certified as a "sensory-inclusive" space for children on the autism spectrum — by offering quiet areas and "sensory bags" with headphones, fidget toys and other ways to help kids on the spectrum cope with unfamiliar, noisy surroundings.

McKenna Denson, the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the LDS Church, smiles as she leaves a news conference with her attorney Craig Vernon on April 5. Denson’s lawsuit says that a former Missionary Training Center president raped her, and that the church put him in that powerful role after receiving reports of sexual misconduct.

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Hugo Padilla, with his son Erik, passes under police tape after leaving the Redwood Road Smith's store in West Valley City where his wife, Esmeralda, and daughter were shot April 11.

Andrea Reynolds, who had a double mastectomy in 2013, shows the artistry of Fallen Angel Tattoos founder and owner Terrina Francis on April 20 in her home. Francis tattooed leaves and branches over Reynolds' reconstructive-surgery scars in 2014. The all-women tattoo shop specializes in helping women who have had breast cancer and reconstructive surgery by tattooing art on their bodies to cover scars.

Hundreds of students at Highland High School walk out of school on April 20, the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Demonstrators walked from the school to Sugar House Park, where they made posters, wrote letters to their congressmen and listened to speakers.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune)

On the same day, high school students staged a die-in at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City to protest gun violence.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune)

U. S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney delivers his speech to delegates at the Utah Republican Nominating Convention on April 21 at the Maverik Center. Romney was forced into a primary by delegates.

Ryder Motuli, 6, who is on the autism spectrum, connects with the colors and the tactile feeling of movable marbles on a light panel in the sensory room at Discovery Gateway on April 25. The children's museum has been certified as a "sensory-inclusive" space for children on the autism spectrum by offering quiet areas and sensory bags with headphones, fidget toys and other ways to help kids who are on the spectrum cope with unfamiliar, noisy surroundings.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune)

Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles pumps up the Game 6 crowd after tying the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 3-point-shot in the second quarter on April 27.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune)

University of Utah students bundle up and break out umbrellas for the cold rain and snow on April 30.